Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on March 3, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 4084
Requires hospitals, no later than January 1, 2019, to have charity care policy written in plain language and provided upon admission and with every billing or notice of amount owed to hospital by patient.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires hospitals, no later than January 1, 2019, to have charity care policy written in plain language and provided upon admission and with every billing or notice of amount owed to hospital by patient. Requires Oregon Health Authority to make available uniform charity care application created by hospital trade association. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
9 co-sponsors
Alissa Keny-Guyer, John Lively, Sheri Schouten, Susan McLain, Carla Piluso, Karin Power, Jeff Reardon, Andrea Salinas, Tawna Sanchez
Its course
January 22 to March 3, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Mar 3 · stopped40 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 22 to Feb 514 days
Health CareFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 22 – Mar 3
- Jan 22Filed before the session
- Feb 5Introduced
- Sent to Health Care
- Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 22Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
- Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
- Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives